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NEW YORK — While Americans have doubts about how much they should trust the “news media” in general, a poll by the Media Insight Project released Wednesday suggests they have a higher opinion of the sources they personally rely upon to follow the world. The survey by the project, a partnership between The Associated Press-NORC

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Latest on Vermont’s governor vetoing a marijuana legalization bill (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is vetoing a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state and is sending it back to the legislature with suggestions for changes. The Republican governor said Wednesday he has concerns

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have hired Craig Cunningham as a pro scout and say he will assist with player development. General manager John Chayka announced the two-year contract Wednesday that allows Cunningham to remain in hockey. Cunningham collapsed on the ice with a cardiac disturbance prior to a game Nov. 19 while playing

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Opposition lawmakers and rights activists blamed the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday for failing to stop a series of attacks on business places and mosques of ethnic minority Muslims over the past five weeks. Victor Ivan, a prominent rights activist, said there has been a serious lapse by police in failing

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kiah Gillespie has completed her transfer from Maryland to Florida State. The 6-foot-2 sophomore forward from Meriden, Connecticut, will sit out next season and have two years of eligibility remaining starting in 2018-19. Gillespie, who was a 2015 McDonald’s High School All-American, averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in two

LYON, France — Juan Martin Del Potro could pull out of the French Open after the Argentine said he is struggling with shoulder and back problems. The 28-year-old Del Potro lost 7-6 (0), 6-4 to 125th-ranked Gastao Elias in the second round of the Lyon Open on Wednesday. “I feel pain in the shoulder and

The U.S. travel industry is expressing concern about the proposed elimination of funding for Brand USA in President Donald Trump’s budget plan. Brand USA, a tourism marketing organization, was created after President Barack Obama signed into law the Travel Promotion Act in 2010. Brand USA’s mission is to increase international visitation to the U.S. as

NEW YORK — An afterschool fight between two high schoolers on a street near Manhattan’s Theater District escalated to a stabbing Wednesday that left four boys wounded. The suspect, a 16-year-old in a red hat, fled the scene and police were searching for him, said Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce. The fight broke out between

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Teddy Bridgewater has reached the point in rehabilitation where he’s able to drop back to pass on his surgically repaired left knee. Just when the 24-year-old quarterback might return to live action with the Minnesota Vikings remains largely unknown. “Just hoping that eventually he’ll be able to come back on the

HONOLULU — A National Park Service employee at the USS Arizona Memorial accepted gifts from tour operators in violation of ethics regulations, U.S. Department of Interior investigators said Wednesday. The gifts included a $50 jacket and golf course green fees valued at about $85, the department’s inspector general said in a three-paragraph summary of their

WASHINGTON — Federal appeals judges are divided as they hear arguments over whether the president should be able to more easily fire the head of the government’s consumer finance watchdog agency. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in a rare hearing Wednesday by a majority of its judges, took up the

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A southern Indiana prosecutor says he expects to soon see mental competency evaluations of a man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating parts of her body. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull told the News and Tribune (http://bit.ly/2ri7DI2 ) Wednesday he expects the evaluations of Joseph Oberhansley of Jeffersonville to be

LONDON — British investigators are hunting for potential conspirators linked to the bombing that killed 22 people in a search that is exploring the possibility that the same cell linked to the Paris and Brussels terror attacks was also to blame for the Manchester Arena attack, two officials familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. Investigators

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s incoming President Lenin Moreno is following through on a promise to try and heal divisions stirred by a decade of polarizing leftist rule by naming several people from the private sector to key cabinet posts. Moreno was sworn into office Wednesday after narrowly defeating a conservative former banker in last month’s

NEW YORK — Ariana Grande’s management put out the following statement Wednesday on the suspension of the Dangerous Woman tour: “Due to the tragic events in Manchester the Dangerous Woman tour with Ariana Grande has been suspended until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost. The London O2

NEW YORK — It would be easy to brush off fitness guru Taryn Toomey’s The Class as another hippie trend, but you’d miss the magic. (She sprinkled crushed crystals underneath the studio floors, which she says is designed to draw out energy.) You’d also miss stargazing at celeb devotees like Naomi Watts, Jennifer Aniston and

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have signed wide receiver Rod Streater and tight end Wes Saxton, while releasing tackle Cyrus Kouandjio and quarterback Josh Woodrum. Streater is entering his sixth season after spending four with Oakland and 2016 with San Francisco. The 29-year-old had 18 catches for 191 yards last season with two

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Western snowy plover chick that hatched on an Oregon beach this spring is the first of its species to emerge successfully in that area in more than 50 years and provides hope that a management plan for the federally threatened species is working, wildlife officials said Wednesday. The chick was the

NEW YORK — Ariana Grande suspended her Dangerous Woman world tour and canceled several European shows Wednesday due to the deadly bombing at her concert in Manchester, England. Shows Thursday and Friday in London were canceled, along with concerts through June 5 in Belgium, Poland, Germany and Switzerland. Refunds will be granted, the pop star’s

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Wednesday that they should vote to increase the government’s borrowing authority — and avert a disastrous economic default — before their August recess. The timeline is earlier than previous estimates. It had been expected that Congress wouldn’t have to act on the politically painful measure until

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking for more money to protect President Donald Trump’s signature New York skyscraper, add hundreds of new Secret Service agents and strengthen security at the White House, according to new budget documents presented to Congress. The request is for $25.7 million in security-related expenses at Trump Tower, including “personnel

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland forward Justin Jackson will return for his sophomore season after considering a move to the NBA. The 6-foot-7 Jackson attended the NBA scouting combine and gathered information regarding his potential stock in the draft before deciding to stay in school. In a statement released by Maryland on Wednesday, Jackson said

NEW YORK — A proposal to curtail the nation’s food stamp program would pinch families struggling to pay for groceries and ripple through other areas of the economy, including supermarkets and discounters, as people shuffle their budgets. President Donald Trump is proposing a roughly 30 percent reduction in the federal budget for the program formally

JERUSALEM — Hamas has announced it will execute three men on Thursday who were found guilty this week of assassinating a senior member of the militant Islamic group in March. Amnesty International is urging the Hamas to stay the executions. The human rights group says the men were found guilty “in a court that utterly

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials signaled in discussions early this month that they would likely start reducing the Fed’s huge portfolio of bond holdings later this year, a step that could cause borrowing rates to rise. At the same time, the Fed appears to be on track to resume raising its key short-term interest rate